Three years ago, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, there was some talk on Capitol Hill about law enforcement reforms. Those talks ultimately failed: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the lead negotiator for the GOP, abandoned the process when Democrats asked him to support an idea he’d previously endorsed.
Earlier this year, in the wake of graphic footage of Memphis officers fatally beating Tyre Nichols, there were some renewed talks, which went nowhere.
For his part, Donald Trump apparently has some reform ideas of his own, though it’s safe to say they’re far from constructive.
During his rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, the former president and suspected felon vowed to “restore law and order,” in part by investigating prosecutors he doesn’t like “for their illegal, racist-in-reverse enforcement of the law.” But then the Republican pitched something new:
“I am also going to indemnify our police officers. This is a big thing, and it’s a brand new thing, and I think it’s so important. I’m going to indemnify, through the federal government, all police officers and law enforcement officials throughout the United States from being destroyed by the radical left for taking strong actions against crime.”
Watching the clip, it’s clear that this wasn’t an off-the-cuff comment: Trump was clearly reading from his trusted teleprompter when he presented the idea.
Trump says he will direct the DOJ to investigate every prosecutor and he will indemnify all law enforcement officers pic.twitter.com/KlL49xm7hB








